On its Tour debut in 2016, the Parc des Oiseaux entered the race’s history books in spectacular fashion thanks to a star performer: Mark Cavendish stormed to victory in a sprint, claiming the 30th of his record-breaking 35 stage wins. Ten years on, in June of this year, Wout van Aert demonstrated his power in Villars-les-Dombes during the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The Parc des Oiseaux had previously been the peloton’s launchpad towards the Grand Colombier for the finale of the 2019 Tour de l’Ain. Thibaut Pinot soared to victory there just weeks before his epic Tour de France campaign, marked by victory on the Tourmalet and his subsequent abandon on the road to Tignes.
- Stage town for the 2nd time
- Bird park located in Villars-les-Dombes
- Commune Ain (01)
- Population: 5,200
- parcdesoiseaux.com • villars-les-dombes.fr • ain.fr
